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Energy Performance Certificate
3, Tothill Road, Swaffham Prior, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 0JX
Dwelling type:
Date of assessment:
Date of certificate:
Semi-detached bungalow
04 March 2015
04 March 2015
Reference number:
Type of assessment:
Total floor area:
8804-2743-8329-0907-1753
RdSAP, existing dwelling
72 m²
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Compare current ratings of properties to see which properties are more energy efficient
Find out how you can save energy and money by installing improvement measures
Estimated energy costs of dwelling for 3 years:
£ 3,273
Over 3 years you could save
£ 1,356
Estimated energy costs of this home
Current costs
Potential costs
Lighting
£ 207 over 3 years
£ 141 over 3 years
Heating
£ 2,340 over 3 years
£ 1,500 over 3 years
Hot Water
£ 726 over 3 years
£ 276 over 3 years
Totals £ 3,273
Potential future savings
You could
save £ 1,356
over 3 years
£ 1,917
These figures show how much the average household would spend in this property for heating, lighting and hot
water. This excludes energy use for running appliances like TVs, computers and cookers, and any electricity
generated by microgeneration.
Energy Efficiency Rating
The graph shows the current energy efficiency of your
home.
The higher the rating the lower your fuel bills are likely
to be.
The potential rating shows the effect of undertaking
the recommendations on page 3.
The average energy efficiency rating for a dwelling in
England and Wales is band D (rating 60).
Top actions you can take to save money and make your home more efficient
Recommended measures
Indicative cost
Typical savings
over 3 years
£100 - £350
£ 90
£4,000 - £6,000
£ 345
£15 - £30
£ 42
1 Increase loft insulation to 270 mm
2 Floor insulation (solid floor)
3 Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder
Available with
Green Deal
See page 3 for a full list of recommendations for this property.
To find out more about the recommended measures and other actions you could take today to save money, visit
www.direct.gov.uk/savingenergy or call 0300 123 1234 (standard national rate). The Green Deal may allow you to
make your home warmer and cheaper to run at no up-front cost.
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3, Tothill Road, Swaffham Prior, , CAMBRIDGE, CB25 0JX
04 March 2015 RRN: 8804-2743-8329-0907-1753
Energy Performance Certificate
Summary of this home's energy performance related features
Element
Description
Walls
Cavity wall, filled cavity
Roof
Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation
Energy Efficiency
Flat, limited insulation (assumed)
Floor
Solid, no insulation (assumed)
Windows
Fully double glazed
Main heating
Boiler and radiators, oil
Main heating controls
Programmer and room thermostat
Secondary heating
Room heaters, electric
Hot water
From main system
Lighting
Low energy lighting in 55% of fixed outlets
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Current primary energy use per square metre of floor area: 294 kWh/m² per year
The assessment does not take into consideration the physical condition of any element. ‘Assumed' means that the
insulation could not be inspected and an assumption has been made in the methodology based on age and type of
construction.
Low and zero carbon energy sources
Low and zero carbon energy sources are sources of energy that release either very little or no carbon dioxide
into the atmosphere when they are used. Installing these sources may help reduce energy bills as well as cutting
carbon. There are none provided for this home.
Opportunity to benefit from a Green Deal on this property
The Green Deal may enable owners and occupiers to make improvements to their property to make it more
energy efficient. Under a Green Deal, the cost of the improvements is repaid over time via a credit agreement.
Repayments are made through a charge added to the electricity bill for the property. To see which improvements
are recommended for this property, please turn to page 3. You can choose which improvements you want to
install and ask for a quote from an authorised Green Deal provider. They will organise installation by an authorised
Green Deal installer. If you move home, the responsibility for paying the Green Deal charge under the credit
agreement passes to the new electricity bill payer.
For householders in receipt of income-related benefits, additional help may be available.
To find out more, visit www.direct.gov.uk/savingenergy or call 0300 123 1234.
Elmhurst Energy Systems RdSAP Calculator
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3, Tothill Road, Swaffham Prior, , CAMBRIDGE, CB25 0JX
04 March 2015 RRN: 8804-2743-8329-0907-1753
Energy Performance Certificate
Recommendations
The measures below will improve the energy performance of your dwelling. The performance ratings after
improvements listed below are cumulative; that is, they assume the improvements have been installed in the order
that they appear in the table. Further information about the recommended measures and other simple actions you
could take today to save money is available at www.direct.gov.uk/savingenergy. Before installing measures,
you should make sure you have secured the appropriate permissions, where necessary. Such permissions might
include permission from your landlord (if you are a tenant) or approval under Building Regulations for certain types
of work.
Measures with a green tick
are likely to be fully financed through the Green Deal since the cost of the measures
should be covered by the energy they save. Additional support may be available for homes where solid wall
insulation is recommended. If you want to take up measures with an orange tick , be aware you may need to
contribute some payment up-front.
Indicative cost
Typical savings
per year
£100 - £350
£ 30
£4,000 - £6,000
£ 115
£15 - £30
£ 14
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets
£25
£ 16
Heating controls (thermostatic radiator
valves)
£350 - £450
£ 36
Replace boiler with new condensing
boiler
£2,200 - £3,000
£ 180
Solar water heating
£4,000 - £6,000
£ 60
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
£5,000 - £8,000
£ 273
Recommended measures
Increase loft insulation to 270 mm
Floor insulation (solid floor)
Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water
cylinder
Rating after
improvement
Green Deal
finance
Alternative measures
There are alternative measures below which you could also consider for your home.
• Biomass boiler (Exempted Appliance if in Smoke Control Area)
• Air or ground source heat pump
Choosing the right package
Visit www.epcadviser.direct.gov.uk, our online tool which uses information from
this EPC to show you how to save money on your fuel bills. You can use this tool to
personalise your Green Deal package.
Green Deal package
Loft insulation
Hot water cylinder insulation
Electricity/gas/other fuel savings
Typical annual savings
Total savings of £44
£4 / £0 / £40
Public services all in one place
You could finance this package of
measures under the Green Deal. It
could save you £44 a year in energy
costs, based on typical energy use.
Some or all of this saving would be
recouped through the charge on your
bill.
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3, Tothill Road, Swaffham Prior, , CAMBRIDGE, CB25 0JX
04 March 2015 RRN: 8804-2743-8329-0907-1753
Energy Performance Certificate
About this document
The Energy Performance Certificate for this dwelling was produced following an energy assessment undertaken by
a qualified assessor, accredited by Elmhurst Energy Systems Ltd. You can get contact details of the accreditation
scheme at www.elmhurstenergy.co.uk, together with details of their procedures for confirming authenticity of a
certificate and for making a complaint. A copy of this EPC has been lodged on a national register. It will be publicly
available and some of the underlying data may be shared with others for compliance and marketing of relevant
energy efficiency information. The Government may use some of this data for research or statistical purposes.
Green Deal financial details that are obtained by the Government for these purposes will not be disclosed to nonauthorised recipients. The current property owner and/or tenant may opt out of having their information shared for
marketing purposes.
Assessor's accreditation number:
Assessor's name:
Phone number:
E-mail address:
Related party disclosure:
EES/015129
Mr. Brian Russell
07739 564 919
[email protected]
No related party
Further information about Energy Performance Certificates can be found under Frequently Asked Questions at
www.epcregister.com.
About the impact of buildings on the environment
One of the biggest contributors to global warming is carbon dioxide. The energy we use for heating, lighting and
power in homes produces over a quarter of the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions.
The average household causes about 6 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. Based on this assessment, your home
currently produces approximately 5.3 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. Adopting the recommendations in this
report can reduce emissions and protect the environment. If you were to install these recommendations you could
reduce this amount by 3.3 tonnes per year. You could reduce emissions even more by switching to renewable
energy sources.
The environmental impact rating is a measure of a home's impact on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions. The higher the rating the less impact it has on the environment.
Your home's heat demand
For most homes, the vast majority of energy costs derive from heating the home. Where applicable, this table
shows the energy that could be saved in this property by insulating the loft and walls, based on typical energy use
(shown within brackets as it is a reduction in energy use).
Heat demand
Existing dwelling
Impact of loft
insulation
Impact of cavity
wall insulation
Impact of solid
wall insulation
Space heating (kWh per year)
8,527
(348)
N/A
N/A
Water heating (kWh per year)
2,742
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